1979 Argentine Grand Prix Results

Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1979 Argentine Grand Prix.

Race classification
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Change	Laps	Status / time	Points	Fastest lap
1	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1	0	53	1:36:03.210Finished	9	—
2	Carlos Reutemann	Team Lotus	3	+1	53	+14.940Finished	6	—
3	John Watson	McLaren	6	+3	53	+1:28.810Finished	4	—
4	Patrick Depailler	Ligier	2	-2	53	+1:41.720Finished	3	—
5	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	7	+2	52	+1 Lap	2	—
6	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	11	+5	52	+1 Lap	1	—
7	Elio de Angelis	Shadow	16	+9	52	+1 Lap	0	—
8	Jochen Mass	Arrows	14	+6	51	+2 Laps	0	—
9	Alan Jones	Williams	15	+6	51	+2 Laps	0	—
10	Clay Regazzoni	Williams	17	+7	51	+2 Laps	0	—
11	Derek Daly	Ensign	24	+13	51	+2 Laps	0	—
R	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	10	-2	48	Engine	0	—
R	Hector Rebaque	Team Lotus	19	+6	46	Suspension	0	—
R	Jan Lammers	Shadow	21	+7	42	Transmission	0	—
R	James Hunt	Wolf	18	+3	41	Electrical	0	—
R	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	4	-12	15	Engine	0	—
R	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	12	-5	15	Engine	0	—
R	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	23	+5	8	Fuel system	0	—
R	René Arnoux	Renault	25	+6	6	Engine	0	—
R	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	5	-15	0	Collision	0	—
R	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	8	-13	0	Collision	0	—
R	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	9	-13	0	Collision	0	—
R	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	20	-3	0	Collision	0	—
R	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	22	-2	0	Collision	0	—
W	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	13	-12	0	Accident	0	—
W	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	PIT / —	—	0	Withdrew	0	—

Change = grid − classified position. Pit-lane / unknown grids, non-starters and disqualifications have no position-change value.

Argentine Grand Prix